Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

31.1.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2004/C 28/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XS 56/03

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: SME Development Programme in Industrial
Laser and Associated Technologies

Legal basis: Industrial Development Act 1982, Sections 7 and
11 and Industrial Development Act 1988, Section 8

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company: In the
case of an aid scheme: indicate the annual overall amount of
grant proposed by year.

the

future development of products

enable SMEs to adopt new and improved processes as a basis
that are more
for
competitive in both traditional and new marketplaces. This
will in turn safeguard jobs in SMEs located in the region and
encourage innovation and diversification

Economic sector(s) concerned: All manufacturing and other
services, without prejudice to special rules, regulations and
directives concerning State aid in certain sectors. In particular,
the project will not support motor vehicle/engine manu-
the
facturers or first-tier component suppliers (as part of
overall project)

Name and address of the granting authority:

Sharon Shattock
Government Office for the West Midlands
77 Paradise Circus
Queensway
Birmingham B1 2DT
Tel. (44-121) 212 50 68
United Kingdom

This scheme will provide public funding to support SMEs to
the amount of:

Other information:

2003:
2004:
2005:

GBP
GBP
GBP

995 978
915 230
785 160

Total:

GBP 2 696 368

The funding will be supporting SMEs which meet the definition
in Annex 1 to the SME Block Exemption Regulation (EC)
70/2001

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be
50 % of consultancy costs. The maximum aid to a single SME
will not exceed GBP 100 000

Date of implementation: 4 March 2003

Julia Ryall, Senior European Officer
External Funding Office
Morris Foss Building MF 126
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
Tel. (44-24) 76 88 80 03
Fax (44-24) 76 88 80 04
Research.eur@coventry.ac.uk
United Kingdom

Aid No: XS 18/01

Member State: Spain

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Aid may be
granted under the scheme until 31 December 2005

Region: Murcia

Objective of aid: The scheme aims to provide consultancy
support to facilitate technology knowledge transfer to SMEs
in the West Midlands. Without assistance, SMEs would lack
the technical skills and expertise required to exploit recent
advances in laser-based product processes. The scheme will

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Information technology promotion programme

Legal basis: Ley 6/86, de 24 de mayo; y convocatoria anual de
ayudas publicada en el boletín oficial de la Región de Murcia de
23 de marzo de 2001

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Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of
individual aid granted to the company:
EUR 360 607,263 for 2001

Economic sector(s) concerned: All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Maximum aid intensity: 40 % gge of eligible costs

Date of implementation: 24 March 2001

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31
December 2004

Instituto de Fomento de la Región de Murcia
Avenida de la Fama, 3
E-30003 Murcia

Objective of aid: To promote the use of information tech-
nology by SMEs in Murcia by providing grants towards the
and technology (intangible
cost of purchasing hardware
investment) and training

Other information: The scheme does not cover the sectors
and activities listed in Article 1(2) of Regulation No 70/2001,
financial services and the acquisition of vehicles and transport
equipment

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3340 — Blackstone/Apax/Sulo)

(2004/C 28/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 January 2004, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 304M3340. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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